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Unlike GOP presidential primary seasons of the past, the one that begins in Iowa Tuesday was actually designed to slow down the emergence of a winner by stretching out the calendar and altering the delegate allocation rules. It will take until March 24 to allocate a bare majority of the delegates.

Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz checks-in with Three-Minute Fiction judge Luis Alberto Urrea to hear how the reading process is going and to hear some of his favorite stories thus far.

More money is being put into an emergency program to aid farmers and ranchers battling water shortages in Missouri. Governor Jay Nixon (D) has added $5 million to the $2 million set aside for crop and livestock producers who want to drill new wells or deepen existing ones during the ongoing drought. More than 600 applications have been sent in since the program’s announcement on Tuesday. “Two million dollars is not enough," Nixon said. "We felt that putting additional dollars here because of the immediate need, because of the strength of the network we have out there, because of the very good intelligence that’s coming in already from these local soil and water folks, we thought it was time to push additional dollars there.” The program covers 90 percent of the cost of a water project and has a maximum cost-sharing cap of $20,000 per recipient. Kelly Forck is a livestock producer from Jefferson City. “We would like to drill a well on one of our sites, (and) we also have other sites where we’d like to extend some pipelines," Forck said. "We have land-based watering systems where we catch rainfall, and those facilities are depleted.” Forck says it’s too soon to say how much help the additional $5 million will be. Farmers and ranchers have until August 6th to apply, and applications can be found on the Department of Natural Resources’ website, at dnr.mo.gov/drought-relief. The entire state of Missouri has been declared an agricultural disaster area due to extreme heat and drought conditions. Follow St. Louis Public Radio and Marshall Griffin on Twitter: @stlpublicradio @MarshallGReport

Both conservative and liberal groups are preparing to monitor the Nov. 6 elections. They're all looking to report any transgressions they may see on Election Day.

Oberhausen — Germany's most indebted city — borrows nearly $500,000 daily. It needs the funds not just to keep itself afloat but also to make regular payments intended to revitalize former East German cities. Critics say the payments are unwarranted when Oberhausen itself is in such dire straits.

As the main songwriter and creative force behind The Who, Townshend has been through hell and back as a rock star. In his memoir, Who I Am, Townshend delves into the conflicts of his private life and public persona.

Seven others were shot when a gunman opened fire at a psychiatric clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

How a mysterious traveling salesman made a porcelain baby Jesus a Mardi Gras tradition.

Loneliness and isolation often go hand in hand, so teasing out which factor is harder on health isn't easy. But a British study now suggests that, while loneliness may make you unhappy, it's social isolation that could take years off of your life. Discuss (with a friend).

With the presidential election looking to be very close, the outcome could come down to relatively few votes in a battleground state. That has the political parties, state election offices and lawyers for the campaigns preparing a post-Tuesday strategy.